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.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
.Dt VFS_BUSY 9
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm vfs_busy ,
.Nm vfs_isbusy ,
.Nm vfs_unbusy
.Nd VFS locking API
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In sys/mount.h
.Pp
.Ft int
.Fn vfs_busy "struct mount *mp" "int flags"
.Ft int
.Fn vfs_isbusy "struct mount *mp"
.Ft void
.Fn vfs_unbusy "struct mount *mp"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm vfs_busy
API is used to lock mount points to ensure consistent access.
A read lock can be shared between multiple processes, while a write lock is
exclusive.
Normally a write lock is only acquired when unmounting.
.Pp
The
.Fn vfs_busy
function locks the mount point pointed to by
.Fa mp ,
where
.Fa flags
describes the type of lock to acquire and whether or not to wait for a
conflicting lock to be released.
The following flags are available:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width "VB_NOWAITXX" -offset indent -compact
.It VB_READ
Acquire a read lock.
.It VB_WRITE
Acquire a write lock.
.It VB_NOWAIT
Return immediately; do not wait for the conflicting lock to be released.
.It VB_WAIT
Wait for the conflicting lock to be released.
.El
.Pp
If a conflicting lock was encountered,
.Fn vfs_busy
returns an error.
.Pp
The
.Fn vfs_isbusy
function checks whether the given mount point is locked.
.Pp
.Fn vfs_unbusy
unlocks the given mount point.
.Pp
The
.Nm vfs_busy
API is implemented in the file
.Pa sys/kern/vfs_subr.c .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr rwlock 9 ,
.Xr vfs 9
